A 47-year-old woman is newly diagnosed with hypertension in a primary care clinic. She has no comorbidities. Which of the following investigations is ...

Question

A 47-year-old woman is newly diagnosed with hypertension in a primary care clinic. She has no comorbidities. Which of the following investigations is NOT recommended as a routine baseline test in the initial assessment of an otherwise uncomplicated hypertensive adult according to Hypertension Canada?

Accepted Answer

Routine transthoracic echocardiogram

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Urinalysis for protein and blood

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Serum electrolytes and creatinine

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Fasting lipids and fasting glucose or HbA1c

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Standard 12-lead electrocardiogram

ca-mccqe1 MCQ (SBA): Essential hypertension